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Vietnamese Thorn Leaf Cakes Recipe (Bánh Lá Gai)

On Vietnam streets food, one of popular Vietnamese Dessert Recipes is Thorn Leaf Cakes (Bánh Lá Gai). It is also one of cakes you should not miss when you have a chance to visit my beautiful country, especially Quang Nam province. Eating when it is hot or cold still bring an amazing flavor in your mouth. And I bet that your fiends and family will fall in love with it when you give to them after trip.

Moreover, you can make it at home. Today, I will show you the basic and easiest way to create one of stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes. Please follow our insturctions cafrefully below.

Choose the Gai fresh leaves and then cut them into pieces. Next boil them into the pot before crushing them. We will collect the soft tiny flour after crushing them. Here is the important step to start creating one of stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes for your family.

Thorn Leaves

Thorn Leaves Flour

Mixing the glutinous flour and tapioca and then combine them with the Gai flour. Next, boil 150gr sugar with ¼ litters of water and then adding it into the mix above. Then, you divide them into 10 parts. Finally, you roast the white sesame.

Step 2: Cake filling:

Mashing the green bean in water for 2 hours and then crush them. Boiled the lard and then slice it into small pieces and then pour some sugar water into it. Drying them for a while and then collect the dried lard. Make sure you should not neglect when process this step to make one of amazing Vietnamese Dessert Recipes with us.

Next, you boil the dried coconut in hot water for a second. Next, mix the green bean, lard, dried coconut and the maintaining sugar. Finally, divide it into 10 parts.

Step 3: Packing and steamed cake:

Cleaning the banana leaves firstly. Press the crust cake and then put the cake filling inside it. After that, put the mix onto the banana leaves and then packing it. Remember, adding some oil onto the leaves before packing due to it makes the packing process easier. Finally, you steam the cake in the hot water for 30-40minutes. After that, put them outside for drying.

Finally, your dish is ready to serve. I bet your kids will fall in love with this dessert. You will not regret when see them enjoy them. This cake is one of traditional specific flavor from our beautiful country. If you love Vietnam, you should not miss it. Hope you like this cake and do not miss our other stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes next time. Good Luck for your Cooking and Happy Lunar New Year, everyone.

Comments

Hi LDJ,
Sorry for this late SMS. It is kinda hard to find thorn leaves in USA. Which state are you living now? Maybe in California, we have many Vietnamese markets there and hope they sell them. In other states I am not sure we can find :(.